MTE. I was thinking more of it providing hope than anything else like what others here are suggesting. OP never said it was more important than money/food/shelter/etc. Just that it could help lessen the pain they're going through. God knows if I were in a similar situation, I'd want anything possible to lessen the hell I'd be going through.

Some people find solace in prayer. Others find it in music. Others find it in a myriad of other places. What's so horrible about it? :/